Historical Events In August - 01

0126  Publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD) on this day in history.  

0527  On this day in history justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium  

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

0607  Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) on this day in history.  

0649  On August - 01 pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7]  

0860  On this day in history peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II  

0902  Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily on August - 01.  

1021  On this day in history synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest  

1086  On this day in history english barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1177  On this day in history peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III  

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1203  On August - 01 alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium  

1291  Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) on August - 01.  

1322  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1404  On August - 01 earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England on August - 01.  

1492  On this day in history jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella  

1495  On August - 01 jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1498  On this day in history christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America  

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela)  

1520  On August - 01 sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on August - 01.  

1589  Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III on this day in history.  

1619  First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.  

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on August - 01.  

1626  Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal on this day in history.  

1628  Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism on August - 01.  

1628  On August - 01 francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37  

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on August - 01.  

1659  On this day in history antoine Mouque, composer  

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu on this day in history.  

1667  On August - 01 paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48  

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on August - 01.  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.  

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)  

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01.  

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  On August - 01 death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

1457  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

1541  On August - 01 death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)